Text of NY A 1006 (2010)

Skip to main content New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie Assembly Members Legislative Info Public Hearings Speaker's Press Assembly Reports Committees & More Bill Search Home Laws Legislative Calendar Public Hearing Schedule Assembly Calendars Assembly Committee Agenda Javascript must be enabled to properly view this page. Bill No.: Summary Actions Floor Votes Memo Text A01006 Summary: BILL NOA01006 SAME ASNo same as SPONSORBing (MS) COSPNSRGottfried, Rosenthal MLTSPNSRJaffee, Kellner, Lopez V, Paulin, Titone Amd S240, Dom Rel L Prevents a judge from considering a parent's option to undergo gender reassignment when making a determination in a child custody case, and provides that the judge may not require the parent to refrain from undergoing such gender reassignment as a condition of custody. Go to top A01006 Text: STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1006 2009-2010 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BING, GOTTFRIED, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JAFFEE, KELLNER, V. LOPEZ, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, in relation to the custody of children The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 240 of the domestic relations law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 3 6. In any case involving the custody of the child, when making a 4 determination as to the best interests of the child, the judge shall not 5 prohibit a parent from undergoing gender reassignment as a condition of 6 receiving custody. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD01451-01-9 Go to top Sitemap Request Information Directions and Maps